MRCU stepping up patrols both air and ground
Mosquito Research and Control Unit will be stepping up its patrols in the West Bay area in an effort to keep Aedes aegypti the Dengue mosquito under control. While there is nothing for residents to be concerned about the Unit…
STEM promises to be a scientific marvel at UCCI
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Carib 2012 is a three-day event that boasts an impressive lineup of local and international speakers whose presentations will cover a variety of topics on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. On Wednesday, October 17th, STEM…
Curiosity Mars rover beams images of ancient streambed
By Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent, BBC News Nasa’s Curiosity rover has only been on the surface of Mars seven weeks but it has already turned up evidence of past flowing water on the planet. The robot has returned pictures of…
Eternal Clock Could Keep Time After Universe Dies
By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer The idea for an eternal clock that would continue to keep time even after the universe ceased to exist has intrigued physicists. However, no one has figured out how one might be built, until…
Envisat imaged by sharp-eyed Pleiades
By Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, BBC News Engineers have managed to get the first detailed photographs of the crippled Envisat platform. Europe’s flagship Earth observation satellite shut down unexpectedly over the Easter weekend and is not responding to any commands. The…
Deepest undersea volcanic vents – Cayman Trough “black smokers” set world record
A British scientific expedition aboard the RRS James Cook has discovered the world’s deepest undersea volcanic vents, known as ‘black smokers’, 3.1 miles (five kilometers) beneath the surface of the Caribbean in an area known as the Cayman Trough. The…
Dark energy camera snaps first images ahead of survey
The highest-resolution camera ever built has begun its quest to pin down the mysterious stuff that makes up nearly three-quarters of our Universe. The Dark Energy Survey’s 570-million-pixel camera will scan some 300 million galaxies in the coming five years….
Cayman Enterprise City CEO Talks Life Sciences in Special Economic Zone
Cayman Enterprise City, a knowledge based Special Economic zone in the Cayman Islands is serious about Biotechnology. Over the next two years they will be building a dedicated campus for the knowledge cluster, including a specialised campus for Biotech. The…
The Cayman Parrot could be extinct within 40 years says expert
International experts say the Cayman parrot could be extinct within 40 years if action is not taken to preserve the habitat the parrots need. At a press conference at the Department of Environment Wednesday, experts weighed in on the threats…
How to make your own solar cell
By Charlie Burton While working at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, engineer Blake Farrow showed you don’t need the far corners of the periodic table to put together a solar cell. Just grab some tea-time staples. 1. Treat yourself…
